Kaveh Shahrooz
Human rights lawyer and policy expert
Summits
program
Speakers
Shaparak Shajarizadeh
Iranian activist imprisoned for removing headscarf in defiance of hijab law
Brandon Silver
Director of Policy & Projects at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre
Lyubov Sobol
Russian opposition leader and prominent social media influencer
Nury Turkel
Uyghur rights activist and lawyer
News
Media Hits
Switzerland’s Radiotelevisione svizzera article on Iranian rights activist and 2020 Women’s Rights Award
Il grido delle donne iraniane L’attivista Shaparak Shajarizadeh: “Il regime di Teheran continua ad uccidere gli oppositori. Non c’è rispetto dei diritti umani” February 20, 2020 Click here to see the original article In Iran venerdì ci saranno le elezioni legislative. Ma a far notizia per ora è soprattutto il
February 20, 2020
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Germany’s Deutsche Welle article on Iranian rights activist and 2020 Women’s Rights Award
Die stille Rebellion der iranischen Frauen Sabine Peschel – February 20, 2020 Click here to see the original article Kurz vor der Parlamentswahl am Freitag (21.02.2020) haben sich die Hoffnungen vieler Iranerinnen und Iraner auf politische Vielfalt zerschlagen. Der von konservativen Geistlichen beherrschte Wächterrat hat die Hälfte der knapp 14.500
February 20, 2020
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Zurich’s Tages Anzeiger article on Iranian rights activist and 2020 Women’s Rights Award
Der Westen lässt die iranischen Frauen im Stich Simon Widmer – February 19, 2020 Click here to see the original article Weil sie den Kopftuchzwang missachtete, musste sie aus dem Iran fliehen. Heute verlangt die Oppositionelle Shaparak Shajarizadeh Unterstützung im Kampf gegen das Mullah-Regime. Als Shaparak Shajarizadeh auf einer Strasse
February 19, 2020
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Geneva’s Le Temps article on Uyghur rights activist Jewher Ilham
Nouveaux témoignages de la répression au Xinjiang Frédéric Koller – February 19, 2020 Click here to see the original article Jewher Ilham, la fille du célèbre prisonnier politique ouïgour Ilham Tohti, est venue évoquer à Genève la situation de la région autonome du Xinjiang Enfant surnuméraire, barbe, voile, fréquentation de
February 19, 2020
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Canada’s Maclean’s Magazine article noting speakers at the 2020 Geneva Summit ahead of the U.N. Human Rights Council
The UN, where rights abusers get to be on the human rights council Terry Glavin – February 19, 2020 Click here to see the original article It would be a sufficiently damning indictment of the United Nations that on the 75th anniversary of the global body’s founding, the state of
February 19, 2020
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Zurich’s Blick article on Iranian rights activist and 2020 Women’s Rights Award recipient Shaparak Shajarizadeh
Wir Iranerinnen sind starke Frauen Guido Felder – February 19, 2020 Click here to see the original article Weg mit dem diskriminierenden Kopftuch! Shaparak Shajarizadeh wagte in Teheran den Aufstand und wurde dafür brutal verhaftet. BLICK sprach mit ihr in Genf über den Protest, die Situation der Frauen im Iran
February 19, 2020
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Press releases
Rights Abusers Scrutinized at Geneva Summit
Dissidents spotlight abuses in Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Turkey, China, Pakistan, DR Congo, Venezuela, Vietnam, Mauritania GENEVA, Feb. 18, 2020 – China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, Turkey and Venezuela were among the governments that came under scrutiny today in Geneva, days ahead of the 2020 UN Human Rights Council that opens there on
February 18, 2020
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Agence France Presse article on Iranian rights activist and 2020 International Women’s Rights Award
Iranian headscarf campaigner calls for vote boycott Christophe De Roquefeuil – February 18, 2020 Click here to see the original article Geneva (AFP) – Anti-headscarf campaigner Shaparak Shajarizadeh once believed in the potential for change in Iran but is now so despondent she is calling for a boycott of Friday’s
February 18, 2020
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